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About Polish American Congress
The Polish American Congress is a National Umbrella Organization, representing at least 10 million Americans of Polish descent and origin. Its membership is comprised of fraternal, educational, veteran, religious, cultural, social, business, political organizations and individual membership.
Recent News
Letters from Polish government and business representatives on the occasion of PAC’s 75th Jubilee
List od Marszalka Senatu Stanisława KarczewskiegoDownload List od Wicemarszałka Sejmu RP Malgorzaty Gosiewskiej Download Letter from Cook County's Treasurer Maria PappasDownload listodMSZ_SzymonSzynkowskiDownload listodMSZ_SzymonSzynkowski-1Download List od Konsula...
Recipients of Awards at PAC’s 75th Jubilee
At the 75th Jubilee Banquet of the Polish American Congress (PAC), on November 14, 2019, several founders of this organization received awards at the order of the President of Poland Andrzej Duda. The awardees are Mr. Charles Rozmarek, Mrs. Honorata Wołowska, and Mr....
PAC statement regarding November 11, 2019 demonstration outside the White House
THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS HAS NO PART IN THE DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 11, 2019. THE POSITION OF THE POLISH AMERICAN CONGRESS ON PUBLIC LAW 115-171, SENATE RESOLUTION 447, CLEARLY IS POSTED ON THIS WEB SITE. THIS COMING MONDAY'S...
PAC invited to high level meeting at State Department
PAC President Frank J. Spula with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew G. Boyse On October 23, 2019, at the State Department in Washington, DC, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Matthew G. Boyse, who oversees United States policy towards Poland and...
Featured Stories
Presidents of the Polish American Congress – Edward Moskal
Chicago’s Edward J. Moskal was born May 21, 1924, the son of immigrants. High school educated and a World War II veteran, he was the proprietor of a successful business at the time of his election in 1967 to serve as treasurer of the Polish National Alliance. At that...
Presidents of the Polish American Congress – Aloysius Mazewski
Aloysius A. Mazewski was born on January 5, 1916 in North Chicago, Illinois, the son of immigrants. Active in Polish community activities as a student in the 1930s, he graduated with a law degree from DePaul University and volunteered for military duty in...
Presidents of the Polish American Congress – Charles Rozmarek
Four individuals have served as president of the Polish American Congress since its founding in Buffalo, New York in June 1944 in World War II, just days before the great Normandy invasion of Nazi-occupied France. Each went on to contribute to realizing the mission of...
The Battle of Warsaw
Fought August 13-20, 1920 between the armies of the newly restored Poland and revolutionary Bolshevik Russia, this great battle is also known as “the Miracle of the Wisła" or Vistula, Poland’s main river. Pitting two armies totaling over 250,000 combatants, the battle...
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Giving Tuesday
Dear Polish Americans and Friends of Polonia, Today is #GivingTuesday! Please consider donating to support the advocacy, educational and cultural mission of the Polish American Congress. Since 1944, the Polish American Congress has been dedicated to persuading...
Kaptur, Kinzinger Resolution Supporting 3SI Unanimously Passes House
Today, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), released statements after the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution in support of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI). To read statements of Representatives Kaptur...
Rok 2020 rokiem Ppłk. Jana Kowalewskiego
W październiku 2019 roku Senat Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej przyjął uchwałę ustanawiającą rok 2020 rokiem podpułkownika Jana Kowalewskiego, wybitnego matematyka, kryptologa oraz lingwisty. W uchwale wskazano, że jest to "uhonorowanie jego zasług, a tym samy osiągnięć...
Legislative Alert
The following legislative alert still remains relevant H.Res. 672 - Three Seas Initiative Resolution
PAC GALLERIES
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